Results 1 to 4 of 4

Thread: Offroad-caravan to choose

  1. 21st November 2012, 09:28 PM #1
    kruegerruda Guest

    Offroad-caravan to choose

    Hey,

    I am looking for an offroad caravan. I have seen in the net the Kimberley Karawan Series X. Is there an owner who can tell about that? Is the caravan worth the money? Or is there a good alternative?

    In Europe is nothing omparable available. we want go to Iceland, also to Southern Europe and later to "down under"...

    Any help is very welcome!

    Lutz
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 21st November 2012, 11:14 PM #2
    ADMIRAL
    ADMIRAL is offline Wizard Subscriber
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    mandurah
    Posts
    1,477
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Check out the ' Earth cruiser ', and the 'AOR Odyssey' ( they have a couple of other models in their range ) the ' T Van Topaz' , and the ' Vista RV crossover'.
    Along with the 'Kimberley Karavan', there are a few good ideas in that lot.
    You should pick all of them up with a net search.
    D4 2.7litre
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 22nd November 2012, 06:45 AM #3
    Pedro_The_Swift's Avatar
    Pedro_The_Swift
    Pedro_The_Swift is offline The MOD Father
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Location
    On The Road
    Posts
    30,032
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Welcome Lutz

    Do you want to export one to Germany?
    our vans are very heavy compared to everywhere else,, a good off-road model will sit near 3T fully loaded, your vehicle may pull it legally,, but does your drivers licence allow it?
    also all the components,wheels, springs, brakes etc will be from local firms,, spares might be a problem?,, though I would think bearings and brake linings would be manageable.

    Having said all that,, a Bushtracker would eat Europe
    "How long since you've visited The Good Oil?"

    '93 V8 Rossi
    '97 to '07. sold.
    '01 V8 D2
    '06 to 10. written off.
    '03 4.6 V8 HSE D2a with Tornado ECM
    '10 to '21
    '16.5 RRS SDV8
    '21 to Infinity and Beyond!

    1988 Isuzu Bus. V10 15L NA Diesel
    Home is where you park it..

    [IMG][/IMG]
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 22nd November 2012, 09:00 AM #4
    TerryO's Avatar
    TerryO
    TerryO is offline Admin
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Location
    Gold Coast
    Posts
    3,775
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Hi Lutz,

    The Kimberley van your looking at is excellent for serious off road usage and is reasonably small and reasonably light weight in comparison to many other Aussie built off road vans. Not being Aluminium clad has its advantages re damage from hail stones or bouncing off trees in tight spots etc.

    Mind you Trees aren't such an issue in Iceland ...

    Inside they are quite spartan for the money they cost but they can be optioned up with nearly every useful option you will ever need for reasonably long term independent camping in remote areas.

    Personally for driving around Australia I to would like a Bushtracker as Pedro mentioned, but they are massive and more like a travelling 3.5 ton luxury hotel suite in comparison to the nimble Kimberley.

    cheers,
    Terry
    Last edited by TerryO; 24th November 2012 at 10:58 AM.
    Cheers,
    Terry

    D1 V8 (Gone)
    D2a HSE V8 (Gone)
    D3 HSE TDV6 (Unfortunately Gone)
    D4 V8
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Springs | mechanical drum brakes »

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

Search AULRO.com ONLY!
 Search All the Web!